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Case Study: Blogger Outreach for Oxfam America’s International Women’s Day 2012 Campaign

Waxing UnLyrical

One of the most fun projects I’ve worked on recently was Oxfam America’s (OA) International Women’s Day (IWD) 2012 campaign. I’ve been familiar with Oxfam for a while, and it’s a terrific organization; but the project duration was fairly short; just about a month. Do not send press releases.

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Jay Baer Asks [VIDEO]: Is Fake News Really a Thing?

Cision

Now, we have heard a lot about fake news in the past year and social networks like Facebook even put policies into practice to try to cut down on bogus or misleading being articles being spread virally via social media. In fact, 35 percent more journalists feel this way now compared to 2012. thanks to.

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Sorry, Press Releases Do Not Help Your SEO Anymore

Sword and the Script

Lately, I’ve noticed several opinion pieces circulating in blogs espousing the SEO benefits of press releases. However, there is virtually no SEO benefit to press releases , and there hasn’t been in a long time. There is no value today in press release links. 2) if you build links to press releases, they might show up in search.

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8 Ways to Make Your Press Release More Effective

Cision

Our limits today are of attention rather than of resource, and press releases are one of many different communication channels that you have to deal with. PR has an optics problem that disadvantages press releases further. In a 2012 study of medical research press releases, 25 percent were determined to be embellished.

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Yahoo! Newsfile Hosts a Rip-Roarin Calgary Stampede Party Event

Newsfile

The all time highest record of attendance prior to this year was in 2012 when approximately 1.4 Indeed, the Calgary Stampede celebrated its 100-year history in 2012. “It was an incredible Stampede, there’s no question about it.” “It was an incredible Stampede, there’s no question about it.”

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An $8 Billion Lesson in Strategic Decision-Making

PRSay

Starting in 2012, they’d make announcements about big investments from venture funds that valued them around $500 million, and then things would go back to normal. Their press releases, pitches and conversations with journalists mention this aplenty. Qualtrics was just another growing company in the community.

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4 Gifts Managing Your Own PR Provides

Cision

As the holidays approach, you may be thinking about the gifts you’ll give others, whether for friends and family or clients and employees. But what about the gifts you give yourself? That means you’re better positioned to help your company get more attention online and in the press. You’re Saving Money.

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